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university. well it seems like this year the hot christmas toy and the drone kings wishlist is you guessed it drones like the sentinel drone that's being used to spy on iran for example even though the u.s. doesn't like to admit it makes sense to know that everyone seems to have drones for the u.s. military to be extra secretive about how they development that develop them sorry that's where the black budget comes in how the u.s. came to develop cool work toys like the f. one one seven stealth fighter in the b. two stealth bomber under complete secrecy during the cold war the only difference is the cold war is long over we're still spending a lot of money to protect these secret weapons. and although ten percent doesn't seem like a lot think about it this way the u.s. spends more on defense than the next ten and just realized countries combined that means are spending more on developing top secret b. has that will never get to see them countries like france germany japan are spending on their def
university. well it seems like this year the hot christmas toy and the drone kings wishlist is you guessed it drones like the sentinel drone that's being used to spy on iran for example even though the u.s. doesn't like to admit it makes sense to know that everyone seems to have drones for the u.s. military to be extra secretive about how they development that develop them sorry that's where the black budget comes in how the u.s. came to develop cool work toys like the f. one one seven stealth...
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georgetown university, m.d. and georgetown university medical school, associate professor, ten years. george washington university, clinical professor of neurology, ten years. 14 books, including most recently mysteries of the mind. richard martin restak. >> dr. restak, you have had quite an extraordinary career. first of all, you taught at georgetown. >> yes. >> then you abandoned the jesuits or did they dump you? then you moved over to g.w. >> yes. >> do you still teach inta at georgetown? >> i'm in the faculty but spend most of my time at g.w. >> okay. i have that number, by the way, and england and wales, out of every millionth person born alive in 1880, only 223 could expect to be alive 100 years later. 1880. so that's 112 years from now. 110, about that. for those born in 1990, out of one million people, 8,710 can one million people, 8,710 can infants born in 2025 can expect to live 100 years. >> well, we should have cancer and heart disease, the big killers, under better control by that time, because peop
georgetown university, m.d. and georgetown university medical school, associate professor, ten years. george washington university, clinical professor of neurology, ten years. 14 books, including most recently mysteries of the mind. richard martin restak. >> dr. restak, you have had quite an extraordinary career. first of all, you taught at georgetown. >> yes. >> then you abandoned the jesuits or did they dump you? then you moved over to g.w. >> yes. >> do you...
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kathy katz with georgetown university. thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. >>> when 12/12/12 rolled around, we all knew it was a special day but for one family the day was not only special, it was momentous. >>> london reopens the investigation into the death of singer amy winehouse. we'll explain coming up next. >>> don't forget, we're always at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> new information tonight on the investigation into the death of amy winehouse. london's camden council says the inquest into the 27-year- old singer's death will be heard next month. it says the coroner who first oversaw the inquiry lacked the proper qualification. winehouse was found dead in her london home back in july of 2011. late their year it was ruled that is he died of accidental alcohol poisoning. >>> last night the former kate middleton made her first appearance since her hospitalization for acute morning sickness. she presented an award. she hadn't been seen since leaving the hospital on december 6. palace offi
kathy katz with georgetown university. thank you so much for coming in. >> thank you. >>> when 12/12/12 rolled around, we all knew it was a special day but for one family the day was not only special, it was momentous. >>> london reopens the investigation into the death of singer amy winehouse. we'll explain coming up next. >>> don't forget, we're always at wusa9.com. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> new information tonight on the investigation...
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dionne of the brookings institution, georgetown university and the washington post. happnew ar tall of you that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on twitter and facebook and watch us anytime on the pbs app for iphones and ipads. there's always much more on our website as well. you can comment on all our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, music from the choir of trinity church wall street, in new york. ♪ additional funding also provided by mutual of america. designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. the jane henson foundation and the corporation for public broadcasting.
dionne of the brookings institution, georgetown university and the washington post. happnew ar tall of you that's our program for now. i'm bob abernethy. you can follow us on twitter and facebook and watch us anytime on the pbs app for iphones and ipads. there's always much more on our website as well. you can comment on all our stories and share them. audio and video podcasts are also available. join us at pbs.org. as we leave you, music from the choir of trinity church wall street, in new...
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university. meanwhile the n.r.a. has been silent since the tragedy we haven't heard a peep in their facebook page has gone black the organization has been portrayed as a force you simply can't reckon with dictating us politics despite what you hear from the mainstream media however the n.r.a. may not be as untouchable as you might think in fact this past election proves just the opposite the n.r.a. had a less than one percent success rate in the two thousand and twelve election more than ninety nine percent of the money they spent went to losing candidates most of their funds went toward opposing president obama and as we know he's still our president they did support twenty seven winning candidates but they did happen but they happen to be candidates that they barely banked on just a few hundred dollars in some cases so is the n.r.a. simply not as powerful as the mainstream media would have you think to discuss i'm joined now by lisa graves the executive director for a center and media and democ
university. meanwhile the n.r.a. has been silent since the tragedy we haven't heard a peep in their facebook page has gone black the organization has been portrayed as a force you simply can't reckon with dictating us politics despite what you hear from the mainstream media however the n.r.a. may not be as untouchable as you might think in fact this past election proves just the opposite the n.r.a. had a less than one percent success rate in the two thousand and twelve election more than ninety...
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university. meanwhile the n.r.a. has been silent since the tragedy we haven't heard a peep until now in a brief statement this afternoon the n.r.a. said quote the national rifle association of america is made up of four million moms and dads sons and daughters and we were shocked saddened heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in newtown the n.r.a. is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again well organised ation has been portrayed as a force you simply can't reckon with dictating u.s. politics despite what you hear from the mainstream media however the n.r.a. may not be as untouchable as you might think in fact this past election proves just the opposite the n.r.a. had a less than one percent success rate in the two thousand and twelve election more than ninety nine percent of the money they spent went to losing candidates most of their funds went to towards opposing president obama as we know he's still our president they did su
university. meanwhile the n.r.a. has been silent since the tragedy we haven't heard a peep until now in a brief statement this afternoon the n.r.a. said quote the national rifle association of america is made up of four million moms and dads sons and daughters and we were shocked saddened heartbroken by the news of the horrific and senseless murders in newtown the n.r.a. is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again well organised ation has been...
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christopher chambers journalism professor at georgetown university good luck to your students taking their exam right. well capital account is up next on our team let's check in with lauren lister to see what's on the agenda today hey there lauren so we did our top five list of the most influential people in angola merkel got one of them were you surprised no angela merkel's everywhere you look i actually used to joke that the financial times and wall street journal was probably getting a little sick of putting her on their front page maybe running out of photos i think you probably takes the cake for the most days of the year that she's been on the front page of the papers we're not talking about her today i'll leave that to you christine we're going to talk about municipal bonds ok this is how cities and states borrow in order to fund things like broke roads bridges schools and we heard in two thousand and ten from prominent analysts like meredith whitney that this was going to be where we saw disaster defaults they didn't exactly play out but we have seen places in california for
christopher chambers journalism professor at georgetown university good luck to your students taking their exam right. well capital account is up next on our team let's check in with lauren lister to see what's on the agenda today hey there lauren so we did our top five list of the most influential people in angola merkel got one of them were you surprised no angela merkel's everywhere you look i actually used to joke that the financial times and wall street journal was probably getting a...
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christopher chambers journalism professor at georgetown university good luck to your students taking their exam right now it's. still ahead on our t.v. is sticking to their guns illinois seventh district court has upheld the right for citizens to bear arms and public and gun owners across the country are rejoicing that smoking coming up next. we'll. let alone. worse you are the only one i. want. to give you that we're going to bring. now to a story of a gun ban that is no longer illinois was the only state that completely banned carrying concealed weapons that is until tuesday when the ban was struck down by a court of appeals in a two to one decision the seventh circuit court of appeals gave legislators in springfield six months to tweak the state law and settle the court's concerns gun rights activists are pleased by the decision they thought the court affirmed their constitutional right to bear arms by offering them an opportunity for self defense once they leave their doorstep their glee is not only shared by politicians. politicians in chicago rather a city plagued with gun viol
christopher chambers journalism professor at georgetown university good luck to your students taking their exam right now it's. still ahead on our t.v. is sticking to their guns illinois seventh district court has upheld the right for citizens to bear arms and public and gun owners across the country are rejoicing that smoking coming up next. we'll. let alone. worse you are the only one i. want. to give you that we're going to bring. now to a story of a gun ban that is no longer illinois was...
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that was christopher chambers journalism professor from georgetown university. now of the mainstream media worked very hard to get the story out first as has been the case time and time again they often don't get it right meanwhile we here at r.t. have been in the middle of several in-depth investigations of our own earlier this month our to correspondent liz wall discovered a shocking problem taking place inside of the walls of the veterans administration hospital in washington d.c. drug abuse at the place many turn to for rehabilitation veterans inside say drug abuse is so rampant it's bringing people off the street to buy and sell drugs inside the hospital walls here's an inside look at the problem of those in charge seem to be aware of but ignoring. the department of veterans affairs administers health care to military veterans with an annual budget of over eighty seven billion dollars it's the largest department in the united states after the defense department at the v.a. medical center in washington d.c. it's no secret that if you want drugs you can get t
that was christopher chambers journalism professor from georgetown university. now of the mainstream media worked very hard to get the story out first as has been the case time and time again they often don't get it right meanwhile we here at r.t. have been in the middle of several in-depth investigations of our own earlier this month our to correspondent liz wall discovered a shocking problem taking place inside of the walls of the veterans administration hospital in washington d.c. drug abuse...
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. >> people in georgetown university are rallying around a student after learning her mother was one of those killed in the shootings. she was the school psychologist. she and the school principal dawn hochsprung have been praised for their confrontation of the shooter. >> in nearby town has donated a school that closed last year. cruz of volunteers are moving essential equipment to -- crews of volunteers are moving essential equipment. is not clear when the sandy hook students will return to class. >> students saw more police officers patrolling outside of school buildings today. officials want to reassure students and parents that the schools are safe. >> there is a renewed call for stricter gun laws, even getting support from some republicans. a washington post poll shows that 45% of americans favor stricter gun laws. that is a four-year high. >> the debate is not just on the hill. it is all across washington. >> just two blocks from the u.s. capitol, this march is decided late pro-gun control. >> we are not in a third-world country dealing with gun lord's. >> outside the white ho
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it happened again -- an intruder e into a georgetown university students president. this happened early this morning. woke upn't work at -- d found the intruder. the student was not hurt. ago, a man broke into campus rowhouse and attacked to students in sight. indication than incidents are related. a popular eatery caught fire this morning. investigators say the fire broke at 31st and m street nw. when firefighters searched the building, they found a man bathroomis unconscious. the cause of the fire is under investigation. george's county, fire crews there were involved in a crash while emergency this afternoon. the fire truck and a car collided. driving the vehicle was n to hospital and is to be ok. none of the three firefighters were hurt. there is a new chairwoman of the virginia democratic party. she's the first african-american to lead the party. was unanimously elected by the party's ruling committee. >> the dallas cowboys player his teammatelling in a drunk driving crash is speaking out tonight. when he is saying about the crash that claimed his longtime frien
it happened again -- an intruder e into a georgetown university students president. this happened early this morning. woke upn't work at -- d found the intruder. the student was not hurt. ago, a man broke into campus rowhouse and attacked to students in sight. indication than incidents are related. a popular eatery caught fire this morning. investigators say the fire broke at 31st and m street nw. when firefighters searched the building, they found a man bathroomis unconscious. the cause of the...
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>> georgetown university. i wanted to be an actress. i got my master's in fine arts in theater in richmond. my plan b was writing. the rest is history. >> how long were you at cnn? >> i did an internship and wrote scripts for freelance. i worked for abc news as an off- air reporter. i was one of the first folks hired by fox. i was the producer on site. not always fun days. we were the stepchild of all the networks, the cable networks, because we were a conservative venture. >> did you have to be conservative? >> not at all. fox was an equal opportunity employer in every aspect. >> how long did you work there? >> maybe a year and a half. >> what do you do now? >> i am a public relations consultant. a little bit from everything. my acting and my journalism. >> i saw a reference you did some work? >> i helped with a web site. it had not been launched, an outreach web site to black americans. >> you sounded frustrated. >> i was. i am frustrated the rnc did not launch it before the election. they claim they did not have funding for it. which
>> georgetown university. i wanted to be an actress. i got my master's in fine arts in theater in richmond. my plan b was writing. the rest is history. >> how long were you at cnn? >> i did an internship and wrote scripts for freelance. i worked for abc news as an off- air reporter. i was one of the first folks hired by fox. i was the producer on site. not always fun days. we were the stepchild of all the networks, the cable networks, because we were a conservative venture....
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. >> the mother of a georgetown university student was among those killed in the connecticut school shooting. school psychologist mary sherlock was the mother of katy. she and the principle have been praised for trying to stop the gunman in the front office of the school. the georgetown community is raising money now to help katy. >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell would like to discuss army teachers. if someone at sandy hook had been armed, he says there would not have been -- there would've been an opportunity to stop this person. he has created a task force that will provide for budget proposals to address this and needs for school safety. it was an emotional gathering outside the capitol this morning where family members and accident victims read the names of their deceased loved ones. the brady campaign to prevent gun violence held the conference. after they read the names, they delivered a letter to go congress and the white house calling on an end to violence in america. >> dick's sporting goods is making big changes in the wake of the school shooting. >> brianne carter this is in the
. >> the mother of a georgetown university student was among those killed in the connecticut school shooting. school psychologist mary sherlock was the mother of katy. she and the principle have been praised for trying to stop the gunman in the front office of the school. the georgetown community is raising money now to help katy. >> virginia governor bob mcdonnell would like to discuss army teachers. if someone at sandy hook had been armed, he says there would not have been --...
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. >> georgetown university law professor, david cole on the growing drumbeat against the nra. >>> six days until the price of milk shoots up to $8 a gallon. why house republicans are take ing america to the dairy cliff. >>> and civil liberty groups take on torture in zero dark thirty. >>> if no deal is reached, the nation will go over the fiscal cliff in a little more than five days and house republicans are doing nothing more than posturing. president obama is flying back to washington tonight from his christmas vacation in hawaii to make one last attempt to get a deal before midnight new year's eve. the senate is returning and will be in session tomorrow for the same purpose. senate majority leader harry reid is trying to determine what kind of bill he can get through the senate with limited republican support. meanwhile, governor neil abercrombie of hawaii tonight announced that lieutenant governor brian schatz is as fit to feel the seat of the passed senator daniel inouye. he will leave hawaii for washington tonight and is expected to be sworn in sometime tomorrow afternoon. the d
. >> georgetown university law professor, david cole on the growing drumbeat against the nra. >>> six days until the price of milk shoots up to $8 a gallon. why house republicans are take ing america to the dairy cliff. >>> and civil liberty groups take on torture in zero dark thirty. >>> if no deal is reached, the nation will go over the fiscal cliff in a little more than five days and house republicans are doing nothing more than posturing. president obama is...
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. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 6:00," georgetown university students come together after one of their own is connected to the awful tragedy in connecticut. >> you can help plan the next big traffic project in northern virginia. >> coming up in sports, wizards trying to get back in the win column. mike shanahan shares his secret to success. and we >>> police are looking for four suspects that broke into a home and shot the owner. this happened in ft. washington earlier this morning. the homeowner was shot in the back when he tried to confront the suspects. he was taken to hospital with injuries he is expected to survive. he is expected to be okay. >>> tonight drivers in virginia will have an opportunity to give input to a proposal for a new major road project. it would link loudoun county in the north and prince william county in the south. but as northern virginia bureau chief julie carey reports now not everyone thinks it is a good idea. >> reporter: opponents call the proposed road on this map an outer beltway, vdot calls it the north-south corridor and a rue v-dot is studying desig
. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 6:00," georgetown university students come together after one of their own is connected to the awful tragedy in connecticut. >> you can help plan the next big traffic project in northern virginia. >> coming up in sports, wizards trying to get back in the win column. mike shanahan shares his secret to success. and we >>> police are looking for four suspects that broke into a home and shot the owner. this happened in ft....
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. >> one of the victims in the newtown shooting spree has a daughter that attends georgetown university. katie sherlach is a ph.d. candidate in chemistry. her mom was the school psychologist at sandy hook elementary and one of the heroes who tried to stop the gunman. they have lunched a fund raising campaign with the goal of collecting at least $5,000 for the sherlach family. >>> advocates for gun control are hoping that the actions of newtown is enough to spark debate. >> reporter: i'm kristin fish other capitol hill where today about 200 people marched to the nra headquarters with this message. >> let's stop all the assault weapons. >> i'm here because i'm tired of lighting candles and crying and praying for victims of violent crimes. and i want to do something. >> shame on the nra. shame on the nra. >> reporter: but mid march they hear this. >> arm the teachers, arm the principals. >> reporter: arm the teachers, arm the principals the man is saying. three days after the second worst school shooting in american history, the debate over gun control wages on the sidewalks outside the la
. >> one of the victims in the newtown shooting spree has a daughter that attends georgetown university. katie sherlach is a ph.d. candidate in chemistry. her mom was the school psychologist at sandy hook elementary and one of the heroes who tried to stop the gunman. they have lunched a fund raising campaign with the goal of collecting at least $5,000 for the sherlach family. >>> advocates for gun control are hoping that the actions of newtown is enough to spark debate. >>...
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police of looking for a man who broke into a dorm room on a georgetown university campus. early this morning, students in kennedy hall found a man in his room -- the student was not hurt. two months ago a man broke into a off-campus room -- had to students inside. it does not appear the incidents are related. >> fires swept through a popular eatery today -- the bathroom of johnny rocket's in northwest. found a man inside the bathroom -- he was unconscious. he was taken to a local hospital for treatment and the restaurant was closed for the rest of the day. >> 23 days until the so-called fiscal clef. earlier today, president obama and john maynard had private talks at the white house. it was their first -- president obama and john boehner had private talks at the white house. details were not made public. many are closely watching. among them -- she works at a capitol hill business that has a lot of high-powered customers including the house speaker. she says she's worried about the potential government cutbacks would end up happening after the fiscal cliff >> they are our
police of looking for a man who broke into a dorm room on a georgetown university campus. early this morning, students in kennedy hall found a man in his room -- the student was not hurt. two months ago a man broke into a off-campus room -- had to students inside. it does not appear the incidents are related. >> fires swept through a popular eatery today -- the bathroom of johnny rocket's in northwest. found a man inside the bathroom -- he was unconscious. he was taken to a local hospital...
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sandra fluke was a law student at georgetown university. she had lobbied her school to include contraception coverage for students in its health insurance policy. fluke's testimony earned her a prime spot on the podium at the democratic convention. she was one of many women highlighted at both the democratic and republican conventions. >> it's an exciting time to be a woman. and i want to go out there and celebrate it. and continue to see what women can do in this country. >> while jobs and the economy continued to be issue number one, the prickly issue of abortion and contraceptive rights detonated time and again. richard mourdock, the gop senate candidate in indiana talked about rape and pregnancy during a debate. >> god intended the pregnancy >> i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape that it is something that god intended to happen. >> and freshman house republican joe walsh of illinois insisted there is no such thing as an abortion to protect a woman's life or health due to "advances in science and technology."
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dionne, senior fellow at the brookings institution, professor at georgetown university and columnist for "the washington post." welcome to you all. kim has put together a short video reminder of what happened in 2012. >> a wave of mass shootings renewed age-old theological discussions about evil, suffering and tragedy. especially after the massacre at the connecticut elementary school, many religious leaders repeated calls for stricter gun control measures. some called it a pro-life issue. one of the mass shootings took place in a house of worship. in august, six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a sikh temple in oak creek, wisconsin. once again, religion played an important role in the presidential election. for the first time ever, there were no white protestants on either ticket. although there wasn't a lot of god talk from president obama or mitt romney, grassroots religious groups were active on both sides. evangelical voters were divided during the primary season, but in the end, they rallied around romney, despite some concerns about voting for a mormon candidate
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georgetown university for theological studies. >> did you get a degree from georgetown. >> master's degree in liberal studies. >> in liberal studies. that includes, what, theology? >> theology, philosophy, yeah. >> do they teach you shakespeare? >> i managed to stay away from shakespeare at the master's level. >> you'd be comfortable there now because i understand even for literature majors shakespeare is not a mandatory subject, do you believe that? what has happened to these? >> reporter, covered politics, weekly pbs series john ander nathalie. "u.s. news and world report," religion editor. your book to your credit. >> my first book. >> and still working at "u.s. news & world report." >> i still am. >> if i mention the name funk to you, who is he, robert funk? >> he's a bible scholar, new testament scholar who is founder and leader of a group called jesus seminar. a group of scholars for the last 15 years have been exploring the historical jesus. >> yeah, does he have very much standing in the academic community paula fredriksen interhe represents the school of representation. >> she's a
georgetown university for theological studies. >> did you get a degree from georgetown. >> master's degree in liberal studies. >> in liberal studies. that includes, what, theology? >> theology, philosophy, yeah. >> do they teach you shakespeare? >> i managed to stay away from shakespeare at the master's level. >> you'd be comfortable there now because i understand even for literature majors shakespeare is not a mandatory subject, do you believe that?...
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university professor a doll as gander about egypt unfinished revolution with only a few weeks left in two thousand and twelve all examine u.s. defense spending and look at some top secret programs under the pentagon's notorious black budget so without further ado let's break that. all right guys let's talk some more about america's longest war afghanistan now there's been a lot of news recently about the failing war and ongoing occupation aside from the recent reports of the u.s. hosting tens of thousands of special operations troops on blackwater bases in the country after the two thousand and fourteen deadline it just came out that u.s. troops in afghanistan routinely target children on the battlefield yes you heard me right children according to one senior army officer children with potential hostile intent are not considered threats because the tell.
university professor a doll as gander about egypt unfinished revolution with only a few weeks left in two thousand and twelve all examine u.s. defense spending and look at some top secret programs under the pentagon's notorious black budget so without further ado let's break that. all right guys let's talk some more about america's longest war afghanistan now there's been a lot of news recently about the failing war and ongoing occupation aside from the recent reports of the u.s. hosting tens...
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with the encouragement of an athletic coach at georgetown university, she began to push herself, seeing, she says, opportunity and adversity. >> i moved past being a little girl that was trying to blend in and just have people not look at my legs as the defining characteristic of me. >> reporter: and so she became the first amputee to compete on an ncaa track team. and when she set three world records at the 1996 paralympics, she made headlines. >> something to the effect of, disabled athlete aimee mullins runs faster than you can. and i thought, how disabled am i? >> reporter: she found her voice and began to laugh. after all, only she can decide how tall she's going to be today. how did you decide how tall you wanted to be? >> it's a mood. >> reporter: and she told us the secret is to surround yourself with the people who push you to say yes. yes to a commercial for l'oreal. >> there's only one true match for me. and i'm worth it. >> reporter: yes to the opportunity to walk the runway at an alexander mcqueen fashion show on artificial legs with six-inch heels. >> just even thinking ab
with the encouragement of an athletic coach at georgetown university, she began to push herself, seeing, she says, opportunity and adversity. >> i moved past being a little girl that was trying to blend in and just have people not look at my legs as the defining characteristic of me. >> reporter: and so she became the first amputee to compete on an ncaa track team. and when she set three world records at the 1996 paralympics, she made headlines. >> something to the effect of,...
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georgetown university's center on education and the work force can up with a list of the five majors with high unemployment rates for graduates. these are grouped degrees that you want to avoid getting. number five is informations systems. it says major in computer science instead. no. 4 is ethnic or civilization studies. instead you should major in psychology. no. 3 as anthropology or archaeology. and said georgetown suggest majoring in criminal justice. no. 2 is philosophy or reject religious studies. instead its is just made during an elementary education. number one is architecture. george down says instead major in business administration. -- georgetown >> out swiss timmy urology. switch to meteorology. if you like to hear more about this there is more information on our kron4 facebook page. o >> it is another big year for i-l.adele.. her album 21 went diamond. adele, drake, and taylor swift had the best year.
georgetown university's center on education and the work force can up with a list of the five majors with high unemployment rates for graduates. these are grouped degrees that you want to avoid getting. number five is informations systems. it says major in computer science instead. no. 4 is ethnic or civilization studies. instead you should major in psychology. no. 3 as anthropology or archaeology. and said georgetown suggest majoring in criminal justice. no. 2 is philosophy or reject religious...
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her daughter, katie, is studying at georgetown university. >> darcy spencer now shows us how the university is pulling together to help had katie and her family. darcy? >> reporter: katie sherlach was with her fell opponent students when she learned of the shoot ing at the school. in georgetown they are collecting money as a way to support her. >> it was really, really difficult, as you can imagine. >> reporter: katie sherlach and her fellow researchers were in the chemistry lab when news broke there had been a shooting at sandy hook elementary in newtown. that's where her mom worked as a psychologist. the professor who runs the lab says everyone was hoping for the best. >> it was clear it is a day went on and what we heard nothing from her mom and the news kept getting worse and worse that it could be very bad news. >> reporter: the doctoral student would later learn her mother, mary, was among the dead and lost her life heroically trying to save children from the murderous rampage. >> you work with someone as closely as katie has worked with everyone in the group and you get to know someb
her daughter, katie, is studying at georgetown university. >> darcy spencer now shows us how the university is pulling together to help had katie and her family. darcy? >> reporter: katie sherlach was with her fell opponent students when she learned of the shoot ing at the school. in georgetown they are collecting money as a way to support her. >> it was really, really difficult, as you can imagine. >> reporter: katie sherlach and her fellow researchers were in the...
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politico's maggie and georgetown university professor michael eric dyson. irene carmone of salon. new year's resolution important congress, kick the habit of procrastinating. >> coming up against a hard deadline here and as i said, this is a conversation we should have had months ago. >> that was senator mitch mcconnell reflecting on why congress has done so little in those 514 days since it passed the bunt control act. that legislation, of course, machine dated those automatic arbitrary spending cuts supposed to motivate congress tone act some kind of comprehensive budget reform. it hasn't worked out had a way. we are now four days away if the fiscal curb. this is the first time all of the congressional leaders met with the president since november 16 in a post-election session. and new this morning, cnbc's john heart swood reporting a mini deal could be in the works. without it like a 60 to 90-day deal and include some tax raises basically for those making about $400 $400,000 or more. this morning a few senators in both parties struck a hopeful tone about the meetings. >> gettin
politico's maggie and georgetown university professor michael eric dyson. irene carmone of salon. new year's resolution important congress, kick the habit of procrastinating. >> coming up against a hard deadline here and as i said, this is a conversation we should have had months ago. >> that was senator mitch mcconnell reflecting on why congress has done so little in those 514 days since it passed the bunt control act. that legislation, of course, machine dated those automatic...
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joining me now is michael eric dyson, msnbc political analyst and professional at georgetown, university. doctor, good to have you with us. >> thank you, sir. >> will we finally see changes? i'm going to be harsh on lawmakers. their number one concern is goating reelected. is this that moment in time they're focused on doing what's right? >> i think so. i hope so. and i pray so, ed. think this is a convergence of a historic period in time where finally, people who have been ardent supporters and advocates for the second amendment get some common sense. that you don't need clips, strips and drums of the magnitude you talked about, of that high a capacity to go out and hunt. there's no justification on earth for us to be able to retain this kind of assault weapon ri in defense of our second amendment rights and, ostensib ostensibly, for the purposes of hunting. so with that put on the table, and even as you've shown, some conservative republicans and some democrats who have been receiving great grade from the nra have finally come to their senses. the nra lobby must not be allowed to be a
joining me now is michael eric dyson, msnbc political analyst and professional at georgetown, university. doctor, good to have you with us. >> thank you, sir. >> will we finally see changes? i'm going to be harsh on lawmakers. their number one concern is goating reelected. is this that moment in time they're focused on doing what's right? >> i think so. i hope so. and i pray so, ed. think this is a convergence of a historic period in time where finally, people who have been...
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university. katie sherlach is a ph.d. candidate in chemistry. her mother is mary. the law center has launched a fund raising campaign with a goal of collecting at least $5,000 for the sherlach family. >>> at 6:06 in other news long serving hawaii senator and decorated world war ii hero daniel inouye has died. he was 88 years old. he died monday after being hospitalized for respiratory complications. the democrat was elected in 1962 and has been a senator for all but three of hawaii's 53 years as a state. his office says his last word was aloha. >>> at 6:07, time for another your money report. >> we might be getting closer to a deal on the fiscal cliff. president obama and speaker of the house john boehner met at the white house yesterday to discuss the issue and the president presented a new plan which closely mirrors speaker boehner's latest proposal. the president reportedly lowered the amount of new taxes he's seeking and increased the amount of cuts to benefit programs like medicare. >>> gas
university. katie sherlach is a ph.d. candidate in chemistry. her mother is mary. the law center has launched a fund raising campaign with a goal of collecting at least $5,000 for the sherlach family. >>> at 6:06 in other news long serving hawaii senator and decorated world war ii hero daniel inouye has died. he was 88 years old. he died monday after being hospitalized for respiratory complications. the democrat was elected in 1962 and has been a senator for all but three of hawaii's...
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university professor michael eric dyson. gentlemen, thank you for your time tonight. i'll have an open question to both of you. professor, we'll go with you first. we talk about change in society. what does it take for us to change what we are seeing unfold before our eyes? >> well, ed, our hearts go out to all the victims of this most recent crime and tragedy. the reality is we've got to face the fact that we are addicted to violence in this culture, that at every level we reinforce the notion that violence is an apt resolution of conflict. and beyond that, we've got to deal with the fact that the ready accessibility of guns has led to devastating consequences for untold americans. because it's not only the immediate event that induces trauma, it's the psychic trauma that is endured by those who look at this event and have to relive it time and time again because they were there, or because they look upon it from afar and realize that they are similarly vulnerable. unless we change the gun laws in this country where people
university professor michael eric dyson. gentlemen, thank you for your time tonight. i'll have an open question to both of you. professor, we'll go with you first. we talk about change in society. what does it take for us to change what we are seeing unfold before our eyes? >> well, ed, our hearts go out to all the victims of this most recent crime and tragedy. the reality is we've got to face the fact that we are addicted to violence in this culture, that at every level we reinforce the...
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university professor, michael eric dyson. great to have you with us tonight. >> thank you. >> i just want to go right to this poll. this quinnipiac poll was released today, and it shows the majority of the american people want tax rates to go up for the top 2%. donna, what about this? i mean, i don't think we can find a poll out there anywhere that supports john boehner and his position. why won't he cave? >> well, i think boehner would like to. i think he'd like to do a deal. i think alan simpson characterized it best when he talked about the dynamic in the republican caucus. boehner is trying to lead and standing right behind him is eric cantor and these were simpson's words, holding a shiv, checking out that job. i think the disconnects in the caucus are reflected by a kind of political opportunism presenting itself that's detrimental to achieving that kind of deal. >> if that's all correct, the question is, will john boehner put himself behind what's good for the country or put himself ahead of the country? >> i'm hoping
university professor, michael eric dyson. great to have you with us tonight. >> thank you. >> i just want to go right to this poll. this quinnipiac poll was released today, and it shows the majority of the american people want tax rates to go up for the top 2%. donna, what about this? i mean, i don't think we can find a poll out there anywhere that supports john boehner and his position. why won't he cave? >> well, i think boehner would like to. i think he'd like to do a deal....
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university and msnbc political analyst. professor dyson, if you invested $150 million of your own money, only to see it wash down the drain, would you then be preparing to spend double that amount on republicans in 2016 which i understand is what mr. adelson is reportedly planning to do? >> i'll tell you, this approach to trying to win your way into the political main stream is quite interesting. i guess if you have that kind of money, can you double down, so to spqb)k hedge your bets and go for what you don't know. the reality is if mr. adelson has that kind of cash, why not better create outlets to articulate his ideology beyond the political -- beyond the house and the senate and the republican nomination for presidency? in other words, why bet on mitt romney and eight governors who didn't win for you. he says he's in a business that pays dividends at some time but he doesn't want to change the political ideology of this nation. he wants to directly influence the decision makers over policy that will benefit his cronies.
university and msnbc political analyst. professor dyson, if you invested $150 million of your own money, only to see it wash down the drain, would you then be preparing to spend double that amount on republicans in 2016 which i understand is what mr. adelson is reportedly planning to do? >> i'll tell you, this approach to trying to win your way into the political main stream is quite interesting. i guess if you have that kind of money, can you double down, so to spqb)k hedge your bets and...
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we have a doctor from georgetown university hospital joining us. when we hear or think about someone having a stroke, i'm thinking about someone older, maybe over the age of 50. this happened when he was just 26 years old. so it concerns me. who is at risk for a mini stroke? >> well, we can all be at risk for a mini stroke. people who are overweight, have high blood pressure, who have diabetic, who smoke, have high cholesterol are certainly at risk for stroke. in the case of somebody who is 27 there's usually something unusual going on. they may have an inherited condition or they may have very severe high blood pressure. >> what are the warning signs as we go about our daily life? >> great question. so sudden onset headache like you've never had before, sudden change in vision, double vision or trouble seeing, sudden weakness on one side, sudden trouble talking. the common theme in all this is sudden. it's a stroke out of the blue that occurs within a couple of minutes. it's not something that comes on over weeks or months. it's something that hap
we have a doctor from georgetown university hospital joining us. when we hear or think about someone having a stroke, i'm thinking about someone older, maybe over the age of 50. this happened when he was just 26 years old. so it concerns me. who is at risk for a mini stroke? >> well, we can all be at risk for a mini stroke. people who are overweight, have high blood pressure, who have diabetic, who smoke, have high cholesterol are certainly at risk for stroke. in the case of somebody who...
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claudeine isaac, head of the clinical breast cancer program, at med star georgetown university hospital, thinks there are also risks to getting too much treatment. >> the risk of causing anxiety due to false positive screens, causing unnecessary procedures, like boston polices. bu boston biopsies, but i think the one that doesn't get play is the rick of overdiagnosis, which is incumbent upon those those of us in the scientific and medical community is to try and figure out which cancers are going to cause problems and which cancers are not. and we're not quite there yet. but we clearly have a job to do, and i think we're well on the way to at least trying to answer that question. we're not there yet. >> reporter: and until that day comes, women have little recourse other than to read all they can on the subject and discuss it with a medical professional whose judgment they trust. . >> there is much more on this story online where you can find a breakdown of the debate and the data on mammograms and get commentary with scientific evidence from three leading physicians. to our second heal
claudeine isaac, head of the clinical breast cancer program, at med star georgetown university hospital, thinks there are also risks to getting too much treatment. >> the risk of causing anxiety due to false positive screens, causing unnecessary procedures, like boston polices. bu boston biopsies, but i think the one that doesn't get play is the rick of overdiagnosis, which is incumbent upon those those of us in the scientific and medical community is to try and figure out which cancers...
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georgetown university professor and sociologist michael eric dyson. former governor of pennsylvania and homeland security secretary under president bush and also a member of the virginia tech shooting review panel tom ridge. the presi nt of the american federation of teachers randi weingarten. and columnist for "the new york times" david brooks. welcome to all of you. as my wife and are trying to shield our young kids from news of this event, we realize that it's futile. this is not an exception. we cannot wish these events away. and i mention this robust social networking conversation that unites the country. and if there is one feeling, it is enough. so in that spirit, i want to have this conversation. here is the recent history of school shootings in this country, public rampages. not all at schools. and the number of victims going back to columbine in 1999 all the way to portland, oregon, at a mall. three people killed there. so the context is just so alarming. senator feinstien, we talk about guns. it often overshadows the debate about mental ill
georgetown university professor and sociologist michael eric dyson. former governor of pennsylvania and homeland security secretary under president bush and also a member of the virginia tech shooting review panel tom ridge. the presi nt of the american federation of teachers randi weingarten. and columnist for "the new york times" david brooks. welcome to all of you. as my wife and are trying to shield our young kids from news of this event, we realize that it's futile. this is not...